Halal, is it?

Posted by anas on Feb 13, 2010 in London Diary | 12 comments Last week I decided to take some relatives out for dinner to celebrate the  first pay with them. Weekends are the only time such events can take place for two reasons: weekdays are terribly busy and I live far from the city. So, on a fine Saturday evening we all decided to go out to a restaurant with subcontinental cuisine. No one had been there or seen that place before so it took a while to...
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Posted by anas on Nov 25, 2009 in London Diary | 7 comments The heart is inherently dependent on Allah in two ways: from the point of view of worship, which is the ultimate goal, and from the point of view of seeking His help and relying upon Him, which are the means to that end. The heart cannot be sound, or succeed, or find joy, or be happy, or feel pleasure, or be good, or be at peace, or find tranquillity, except by worshipping its Lord, loving Him...
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Something's Wrong

Posted by anas on Nov 23, 2009 in London Diary | 4 comments If I’m to quantify the goods that have come across my way this year, I may require an ‘extra sheet’ to do justice to the question. Alhamdulillah, it has been amazing. I even feel guilty of being neglectful and turning to prayer mat when in need of something while being casual otherwise. In some ways I’ve always wanted something which was better for me. So here I am, have...
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Where to..?

Posted by anas on Nov 9, 2009 in London Diary | 11 comments Some of the regular readers may recall me mentioning that I’m lucky to have a job in this time of recession (Alhamdulillah), and I will be joining it soon if my visa switchover goes on smoothly. Now what I didn’t mention at that the office is based in a place called Kings Langley, about 40-minutes drive during non-rush hours from the place where I currently reside. Hence, I’m...
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Kutttaaayyy!!

Posted by anas on Oct 26, 2009 in London Diary | 10 comments After the success of my wake-up-to-jog-in-the-morning activity yesterday I tried to replicate it today as well. It was hard to get out of the bed despite not feeling sleepy at all. With a strong will, I crushed those thoughts of laziness and sprang to my feet within minutes to get ready for another session of activity. I reached the huge and beautiful park near my residence, sat down for a while...
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Posted by anas on Oct 8, 2009 in London Diary | 34 comments I have sprung out of the depressive mode that I was in yesterday with some resolutions to help myself and make my life a bit purposeful. The reason for my last post was perhaps the emptiness I [always] feel whenever free from academic responsibilities. The other reason was probably my 23rd birthday, and the feeling of getting old and having nothing great on my plate of achievements. Some may...
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